Forwarded from Staffordshire Folklore
Folklore is a collection of beliefs that were sincerely held by a significant population of the area the lore relates to.
Recently there is a noticeable cultural shift against the shiny plastic funko-lore presented by mainstream culture, people instead seek to connect with the authenticity of their roots.
Then we get videos like 'British Cryptids: The Woodwose Of Cannock Chase'.
The video is very entertaining, and well put together. But it is a lie.
There were no 'hidden' films that this is based on, textual sources cited do not even exist, though the creator has fabricated scanned pages to give that impression.
There are now people who will believe this video to be factual regardless of the intent of the creator. Its the addition of intentional fiction to the stories of our past, a subversion of that desire for authenticity.
This trend of 'fake lore' is another example of how the current system cannot allow dissent, always seeking ways to co-opt it.
Recently there is a noticeable cultural shift against the shiny plastic funko-lore presented by mainstream culture, people instead seek to connect with the authenticity of their roots.
Then we get videos like 'British Cryptids: The Woodwose Of Cannock Chase'.
The video is very entertaining, and well put together. But it is a lie.
There were no 'hidden' films that this is based on, textual sources cited do not even exist, though the creator has fabricated scanned pages to give that impression.
There are now people who will believe this video to be factual regardless of the intent of the creator. Its the addition of intentional fiction to the stories of our past, a subversion of that desire for authenticity.
This trend of 'fake lore' is another example of how the current system cannot allow dissent, always seeking ways to co-opt it.
The yew trees of St Edward's Church, Stow-on-the-Wold.
Yew trees have been seen as sacred since pagan times, associated with both rebirth and death.
Yew trees are poisonous, although the berries can be eaten if the seeds are removed.
They were commonly planted in churchyards to ensure that animals didn't stray into the church grounds.
It is rumoured that this very door inspired the Door of Durin in J.R.R Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring.
It is built on the site of an Anglo Saxon church. The building you see today is a vast mix of styles dating from the 11th to 15th century. It was also restored in the 17th century.
Yew trees have been seen as sacred since pagan times, associated with both rebirth and death.
Yew trees are poisonous, although the berries can be eaten if the seeds are removed.
They were commonly planted in churchyards to ensure that animals didn't stray into the church grounds.
It is rumoured that this very door inspired the Door of Durin in J.R.R Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring.
It is built on the site of an Anglo Saxon church. The building you see today is a vast mix of styles dating from the 11th to 15th century. It was also restored in the 17th century.
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I always go a little quiet this time of year due to how busy I am with the allotment preparing for a new season. Throw in a budding business into the mix and I'm left with little spare time. This means that I haven't had much time to create any video content as promised. I do have bits and bobs filmed, so hopefully I'll be able to release something in April.
This channel really is just a collective of things I enjoy and find interesting. If I have inspired just one person to pick up a spade and start digging or to visit a lost local landmark to discover the history behind it, then I have achieved my goal.
I always go a little quiet this time of year due to how busy I am with the allotment preparing for a new season. Throw in a budding business into the mix and I'm left with little spare time. This means that I haven't had much time to create any video content as promised. I do have bits and bobs filmed, so hopefully I'll be able to release something in April.
This channel really is just a collective of things I enjoy and find interesting. If I have inspired just one person to pick up a spade and start digging or to visit a lost local landmark to discover the history behind it, then I have achieved my goal.
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Forwarded from Survive the Jive: All-feed
I re-uploaded the Easter section from the Anglo-Saxon gods video, so that people can more easily share it, at this time of year where so much misinformation is spread.
https://youtu.be/buetaxczKDg
https://youtu.be/buetaxczKDg
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Is Easter a pagan goddess?
Easter comes originally from the name of a pagan Anglo-Saxon goddess called Ä’ostre. This video tells you all there is to know about her and also looks at oth...
Spring has well and truly sprung. 🌷
There's plenty of jobs to be getting on with throughout April, but here's a few to get you started. 🌱
https://theroseofmercia.co.uk/five-things-you-should-do-in-april
There's plenty of jobs to be getting on with throughout April, but here's a few to get you started. 🌱
https://theroseofmercia.co.uk/five-things-you-should-do-in-april
The Rose of Mercia
Five Things You Should Do In April
The days are longer yet the air is still crisp. Blossom and flowers are immerging from their dormancy. Sunny, warm summer like days are quickly followed with sleet and rain, the weather remains unp…
I got chatting to my allotment neighbour last night. I hadn't seen him in a few weeks and it was nice to catch up. Before I knew it, he had dug up these lovely parsnips for me. I offered him some rhubarb in return, but he politely declined. Never underestimate the power of conversation and friendship. Not every transaction has to be monetary.
If you want to start growing food but are a complete novice, I strongly advise you to get an allotment. You'll find people who have been growing on the same plot for decades, they'll be more than happy to help you. Even though I've been growing food for a few years now, I still have a lot to learn. (Growing a decent parsnip is one thing I still haven't mastered).
I know I've been telling you all to get a plot for years, but I would say it is more important than ever to start growing food with everything that we have seen over the last few years.
If you want to start growing food but are a complete novice, I strongly advise you to get an allotment. You'll find people who have been growing on the same plot for decades, they'll be more than happy to help you. Even though I've been growing food for a few years now, I still have a lot to learn. (Growing a decent parsnip is one thing I still haven't mastered).
I know I've been telling you all to get a plot for years, but I would say it is more important than ever to start growing food with everything that we have seen over the last few years.
Forwarded from Æhtemen
It’s the Eostremonath full moon tonight – starting the month sacred to our goddess Ēostre, so tonight my family will honour her with a ritual and we’ll toast Friga as well.
In my last post I commented on Survive the Jives video and how the role of Ēostre and Freya overlap. The same can be said of Freya and our English goddess Frige, to some degree. In OE Frige or Frigga would have been pronounced similar to ‘free-yeh’ as the ‘g’ was pronounced like a ‘y’ – her name sounding like Freya. Many Anglo-Saxon heathens use the name Frowe as a name for Freya (to distinguish her from Frige). Frowe is OE for ‘lady’ and is cognate with the German Frau.
Pictured above ‘Spring’ by Franz Xaver Winterhalter
In my last post I commented on Survive the Jives video and how the role of Ēostre and Freya overlap. The same can be said of Freya and our English goddess Frige, to some degree. In OE Frige or Frigga would have been pronounced similar to ‘free-yeh’ as the ‘g’ was pronounced like a ‘y’ – her name sounding like Freya. Many Anglo-Saxon heathens use the name Frowe as a name for Freya (to distinguish her from Frige). Frowe is OE for ‘lady’ and is cognate with the German Frau.
Pictured above ‘Spring’ by Franz Xaver Winterhalter
Forwarded from Æhtemen
The dawn goddess Ēostre, why do we celebrate her at this time of the year? Isn’t there a dawn every morning?
We know that christianity co-opted her celebration, like so many other holidays as a means of conversion. This explains the date of ‘easter’ nowadays. She is a spring goddess and folk associate many spring animals and symbols with her, but our heathen ancestors only really separated the year into two seasons – summer and winter. Bede said that the heathen English started summer when the day was longer than the night and winter when night was longer than the day. So summer would have started around the spring sunstead (equinox). And this is probably why she was honoured at such time. ‘Dawn’ was the dawning of summer – the growing light and warmth that summer brings.
We know that christianity co-opted her celebration, like so many other holidays as a means of conversion. This explains the date of ‘easter’ nowadays. She is a spring goddess and folk associate many spring animals and symbols with her, but our heathen ancestors only really separated the year into two seasons – summer and winter. Bede said that the heathen English started summer when the day was longer than the night and winter when night was longer than the day. So summer would have started around the spring sunstead (equinox). And this is probably why she was honoured at such time. ‘Dawn’ was the dawning of summer – the growing light and warmth that summer brings.
Here's a video I made a couple of years ago about why potatoes were traditionally planted at Easter.
https://youtu.be/FH9NiR4tMj8
https://youtu.be/FH9NiR4tMj8
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Why Do We Plant Potatoes At Easter?
In this video, we learn where the humble potato originated from and why they are traditionally planted on Good Friday.
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Forwarded from Staffordshire Folklore
Lady Wulfrun, also known as 'Wulfruna' was an Anglo Saxon Noble woman of importance during a period of history when much is still uncertain.
She first appears in the Anglo Saxon Chronicle in year 943 after the Danes raided Tamworth and took her prisoner, possibly for ransom.
She is more well known however for receiving a charter from King Athelred in 985.
In 994 she endowed St. Peters, the Coligate Church on this land she received and eventually, the surrounding land would become known as 'Wulfrun's heaton' or ultimately 'Wolverhampton' .
She first appears in the Anglo Saxon Chronicle in year 943 after the Danes raided Tamworth and took her prisoner, possibly for ransom.
She is more well known however for receiving a charter from King Athelred in 985.
In 994 she endowed St. Peters, the Coligate Church on this land she received and eventually, the surrounding land would become known as 'Wulfrun's heaton' or ultimately 'Wolverhampton' .
Forwarded from Hwitgeard
Yesterday a friend and I travelled to an historical Anglo-Saxon settlement in the Northumberland countryside to perform rites and give offerings and mead libations to Easter, goddess and queen of dawn. After this we drew runes and they revealed with certainty that our bedes had been heard and our offerings accepted.
Our ancestral gods and goddesses are real. Never let anyone tell you otherwise. They never left this land and their glory shines over its beautiful landscape.
Blessings to Frow Easter, golden goddess of dawn, and the rebirth of Sunne from the darkness of winter.
Our ancestral gods and goddesses are real. Never let anyone tell you otherwise. They never left this land and their glory shines over its beautiful landscape.
Blessings to Frow Easter, golden goddess of dawn, and the rebirth of Sunne from the darkness of winter.
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I have finally finished the renovation of the back of my allotment. This part had been a strawberry patch for the last three years and the plants had become old and overgrown. I pulled up the plants a couple of weeks ago and I turned the soil as I went. I…
As some of you may recall, I dug up the old strawberry patch at the back of the plot back in January.
Well, here it is a few months later. I'm so pleased that the majority of the bulbs have bloomed. I'll add some Bluebells and woodland primroses to the patch at a later date.
I'm looking forward to watching this grow and develop over the coming years. 🌷
Well, here it is a few months later. I'm so pleased that the majority of the bulbs have bloomed. I'll add some Bluebells and woodland primroses to the patch at a later date.
I'm looking forward to watching this grow and develop over the coming years. 🌷